A young woman came into the shop yesterday and asked if I had any books about Joe Hill and we started talking and listening to records – I had Finn Zetterholm’s Joe Hill record which she had never heard – and I asked if she knew that Phil Ochs had written a song about Joe Hill and she said she did and that she really liked his songs, which was music to my ears as those who know me or have followed this blog can well understand.
And since yesterday, April 9 was the very day 50 years ago that Phil Ochs killed himself it seems only fitting to honor his memory by playing his song about Joe Hill.
As they both would have said, don’t mourn, organize. Rest in peace, Phil.
AndrewJamison 